James Donaldson stats

Last played for the Utah Jazz, 1994-95

Center

Age 69 · 7' 2"

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James Donaldson played 14 NBA seasons, 1980-81 to 1994-95.

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
8.6
REB
7.8
AST
0.8
STL
0.4
BLK
1.3
TS%
61.8
MIN
27.4
GP
957

Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Per game by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1980-81OKC5.34.50.60.11.157.414.468
1981-82OKC8.16.00.60.31.763.020.982
1982-83OKC8.96.11.20.21.261.521.882
1983-84LAC11.87.91.10.51.764.830.882
1984-85LAC11.38.10.60.31.667.929.282
1985-86DAL/LAC8.69.61.20.31.762.732.383
1986-87DAL10.811.90.80.61.765.836.982
1987-88DAL7.09.30.80.51.361.631.181
1988-89DAL9.110.80.70.51.561.432.953
1989-90DAL9.18.60.80.30.658.131.073
1990-91DAL10.08.90.80.41.157.234.182
1991-92DAL/NY4.95.00.60.10.850.418.558
1992-93UTAH3.54.80.20.21.258.515.76
1994-95UTAH2.62.50.30.10.762.814.343

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
7.9
REB
7.8
AST
0.7
STL
0.4
BLK
0.8
TS%
67.4
MIN
27
GP
51

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
8,203
REB
7,492
AST
765
STL
336
BLK
1,267
TO
1,454
FGM
3,105
3PTM
0
Totals by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
1980-81OKC35930942874681290
1981-82OKC66149051271391152550
1982-83OKC72850197191011322890
1983-84LAC96964990401391713600
1984-85LAC92966848281302063510
1985-86DAL/LAC71679596281391232560
1986-87DAL88997363511361043110
1987-88DAL57175566401041132120
1988-89DAL481570382481831930
1989-90DAL6656305722471192580
1990-91DAL8197276934931463270
1991-92DAL/NY28528933849481120
1992-93UTAH2129117480
1994-95UTAH1101071462822440

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
11.3
REB
10.2
AST
1.1
STL
0.5
BLK
1.7
TS%
61.8
MIN
27.4
GP
957

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1980-81OKC13.211.31.50.32.857.414.468
1981-82OKC14.010.31.00.52.963.020.982
1982-83OKC14.710.12.00.32.061.521.882
1983-84LAC13.89.21.30.62.064.830.882
1984-85LAC13.910.00.70.42.067.929.282
1985-86DAL/LAC9.610.71.30.31.962.732.383
1986-87DAL10.511.60.80.61.765.836.982
1987-88DAL8.110.80.90.61.561.631.181
1988-89DAL10.011.80.80.51.661.432.953
1989-90DAL10.610.00.90.30.758.131.073
1990-91DAL10.69.40.80.41.257.234.182
1991-92DAL/NY9.59.71.20.21.650.418.558
1992-93UTAH8.011.00.50.52.858.515.76
1994-95UTAH6.56.30.80.31.862.814.343

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
957
ESPN
20,768.0
YAHOO
21,695.9
ESPN/G
21.7
YAHOO/G
22.7

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1980-81OKC68895.0970.813.214.3
1981-82OKC821,689.01,708.520.620.8
1982-83OKC821,653.01,702.720.220.8
1983-84LAC822,210.02,248.827.027.4
1984-85LAC821,988.02,070.624.225.3
1985-86DAL/LAC832,128.02,192.025.626.4
1986-87DAL822,557.02,608.131.231.8
1987-88DAL811,810.01,895.022.323.4
1988-89DAL531,401.01,454.026.427.4
1989-90DAL731,420.01,594.519.521.8
1990-91DAL821,875.02,029.922.924.8
1991-92DAL/NY58726.0804.312.513.9
1992-93UTAH674.077.312.312.9
1994-95UTAH43342.0339.48.07.9

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
69 yearsAug 16, 1957
Height
7' 2"
Debut
1980
Birthplace
England
Draft
1979Rd 4, Pk 73
College
Washington State

Latest performance

James Donaldson

May 07 · vs HOU · L 95-91

MIN
17
PTS
0
REB
1
AST
0
STL
0
BLK
2
FG%
0.0
3PTM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Sun, May 07vsHOUL 95-9101017
Fri, May 05atHOUL 123-10621013
Wed, May 03atHOUW 95-8264016
Sat, Apr 29vsHOUL 140-12641013
Thu, Apr 27vsHOUW 102-10022017
Sun, Apr 23atHOUW 103-9724013

What were James Donaldson's career stats?

James Donaldson played 14 seasons for the Thunder, the Clippers, the Mavericks and the Jazz. He scored 8,203 points with 7,492 rebounds and 765 assists in 957 games — 8.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. His best season was 1983-84: 969 points, 649 rebounds and 90 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 9 postseasons, 1980-81 to 1994-95

James Donaldson finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 87th in rebounds (7,492)
  • 55th in blocks (1,267)

Among the 2,816 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on James Donaldson

Playoff series

James Donaldson played 51 games across 9 NBA postseasons in 14 series — 6 won, 8 lost.

James Donaldson's line in each playoff series
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1994-95HOULost 2-352.81.80.0
1992-93OKCLost 0-110.00.00.0
1991-92DETWon 1-014.03.00.0
1991-92CHIWon 1-010.01.00.0
1989-90PORLost 0-337.35.30.7
1987-88HOUWon 3-1410.08.50.3
1987-88DENWon 4-267.28.30.8
1987-88LALLost 3-4710.78.90.9
1986-87OKCLost 1-235.35.70.7
1985-86UTAHWon 3-149.812.30.5
1985-86LALLost 2-4611.711.31.3
1982-83PORLost 0-2212.08.51.0
1981-82HOUWon 2-135.78.71.3
1981-82SALost 1-457.49.60.6

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

James Donaldson’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.